Community

Tabcorp has a proud history of supporting our industry partners and the communities in which we live, work and play.

We have established key partnerships with a range of charitable organisations such as the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia, OzHarvest and Conservation Volunteers Australia, and also industry-linked charities such as the National Jockeys Trust and the Melbourne Racing Club Foundation.

We engage with them to provide financial contributions and share our resources, networks, skills, expertise and people, to help improve the communities around us.

For the 2018 financial year, Tabcorp’s voluntary community contributions totalled $1.9 million. This voluntary support was in the form of cash donations, in-kind support, management and employee time, and leveraged support. For further details regarding some of our recent partnerships and sponsorships see below.

Tabcare

Tabcorp’s employee and community engagement program is called Tabcare. Through Tabcare, we encourage our employees to get out into the community and do some good through volunteering and matched fundraising. Many of our employees donate their time and fundraising efforts to help non-profit organisations in their local communities. Eligible employees have one day a year of paid volunteer leave. Tabcare also matches the fundraising efforts for teams of employees that raise money for registered charities, capped at $10,000 per charity per year.

Tabcorp partners with the 50-50 Foundation

The 50-50 Foundation is a registered Australian charity that fundraises for charitable causes. It operates two products: 50-50 Charity Raffle and Play For Purpose. Tabcorp's Charitable Games division provides access to technology, people and marketing resources to support these activities.

Tabcorp Charitable Games division partners with Sport Australia, the Australian Sports Foundation and the 50-50 Foundation to supercharge fundraising for grassroots sport

In December 2018, Play For Purpose, a not-for-profit raffle supported by the Tabcorp Charitable Games division, announced a partnership with Sport Australia and the Australian Sports Foundation to provide a fundraising platform for grassroots sporting clubs. Read the media release here.

Tabcorp supports Children's Hospital Foundation Telethon

In November 2018, the Lott presented the Children’s Hospital Foundation Telethon with a $1.2 million donation at the annual Channel Nine Telethon in Brisbane. The Lott’s donation included $1 million from lottery proceeds and $100,000 from Golden Casket unclaimed prizemoney. This was the fifth year the Lott by Golden Casket has been a presenting partner of the Children’s Hospital Foundation Telethon, which this year raised more than $12.6 million for the Foundation to support sick kids and their families.

Tabcorp's drought relief support exceeds $1.1m

In September 2018, Tabcorp arranged for $500,000 from the Lott’s Golden Casket unclaimed prize money to be donated to the Queensland Government’s drought appeal. This was in addition to Tabcorp’s $600,000 drought relief package and matched employee donations.

Tabcorp reaches out to farmers with a $600,000 drought relief package

In August 2018, Tabcorp announced a $600,000 drought relief package to help farmers across Queensland and New South Wales. Read the media release here.

Tabcorp supports Melbourne Racing Club Foundation

Tabcorp partnered with the Melbourne Racing Club Foundation and donated $25,000 to support 15 community organisations, including the National Jockeys Trust.

Raising funds for the Starlight Children's Foundation

Tabcorp donated a total of $110,500 in the second half of FY18 to the Starlight Children’s Foundation, to help brighten the hospital experience for seriously ill children and their families. Through our approximately 4,000 lottery retail outlets and digital channels, and our engagement with generous retail partners and customers, we hope to raise more than $150,000 for the charity in 2018.

Supporting the Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia

In June 2018, Tabcorp donated $100,000 to the PCFA as part of the UBET Stradbroke Handicap race day at Doomben Racecourse in Brisbane. Tabcorp also supports fundraising activities for PCFA in our wagering retail venues, and provides customer and staff awareness for the “Get Checked” campaign for Prostate Cancer Awareness month in September.

Backing the Teal Pants initiative in support of women’s health

Our TAB and UBET businesses donated a total of $37,650 as part of this year’s Teal Pants initiative. Our donations were then matched by the respective Australian state/territory harness racing body. The event operates in February and March each year to raise funds and awareness for the Women’s Cancer Foundation.

Tabcare: Tabcorp’s employee and community engagement program

In May 2018, Tabcorp supported National Volunteer Week, and team members in Melbourne and Brisbane spent the day volunteering with OzHarvest. The two teams cooked more than 250 meals which were distributed to charities.

In February 2018, one of our team members lead 36 group fitness classes over five days to raise awareness of male suicide and prevention of mental illness. A total of $24,058 was raised for the Black Dog Institute, including a $10,000 donation from Tabcorp.